大雑把・大ざっぱ|おおざっぱoozappa[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
大雑把大雑把 is the more common written form and appears as an all-kanji spelling; use it when writing this word.
大ざっぱ大ざっぱ is a less common variant, written with kanji and kana; beginners should prefer 大雑把 when choosing a written form.
Definitions
- na-adjectiverough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose
- na-adjectivecareless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
Conjugation
| Plain form | 大雑把（おおざっぱ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 大雑把です（おおざっぱです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 大雑把ではない（おおざっぱではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 大雑把ではありません（おおざっぱではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 大雑把だった（おおざっぱだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 大雑把ではなかった（おおざっぱではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 大雑把で（おおざっぱで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 大雑把に（おおざっぱに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 大雑把なら（おおざっぱなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym大まかおおまかNeutralSame 'rough, broad' territory but neutral in tone; also describes a generous, openhanded person. 「大雑把」 often carries a nuance of carelessness.
- SynonymアバウトCasualColloquial loanword meaning approximate or sloppy; very close to 「大雑把」 but even more casual.
- Related粗雑そざつWrittenWritten word for crude, careless workmanship or methods, with a negative tone. 「大雑把」 can also mean doing things roughly, or a personality that skips details.
- Related粗いあらいNeutralCoarse grains, mesh, texture; also 「粗い見積もり」 for a not-very-detailed estimate. Unlike 「大雑把」, it does not describe personality.
- RelatedぞんざいNeutralSloppy, perfunctory handling, and can also imply rude, disrespectful manners. 「大雑把」 stresses simply not sweating the small stuff.
- Related荒っぽいあらっぽいNeutralRough or violent in manner and action, and hasty, slapdash in work. 「大雑把」 focuses on lack of fine detail rather than rough behavior.
- Related粗末そまつNeutralShoddy or crude in quality, humble and plain; also treating things without care. 「大雑把」 centers on insufficient attention to detail.
- Related粗放そほうWrittenWritten word for rough, loose handling, typically of management or cultivation, as in 「粗放農業」; belongs to formal prose rather than casual talk.
- Related大づかみおおづかみNeutralMeans grasping the big picture or summarizing, as in 「大づかみに言うと」. 「大雑把」 carries an extra nuance of carelessness.
- Antonym細かいこまかいNeutralAntonym of 「大雑把」 on the fine–coarse axis: fine, detailed, minute — also trivial little things.
- Antonym精密せいみつNeutralAntonym of 「大雑把」 on the coarse–fine axis: precise and accurate down to the smallest detail.
Use 「大雑把」 for rough estimates, broad strokes, or a careless, detail-ignoring manner. For a neutral 'roughly' without the sloppiness, pick 「大まか」; in casual speech, 「アバウト」. For crude, careless workmanship use 「粗雑」, and for perfunctory or rude treatment 「ぞんざい」. Antonyms: 「細かい」, 「精密」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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